Olio CafeBandwagon-4 launch thread
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-11-02 05:09:59 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2025-11-02, 01:09:59 (EDT) |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA |
| Booster | 1091-3 |
| Landing | Landing Zone 2 |
| Payload | Multiple |
| Customers | Multiple |
| Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payloads to LEO |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSA__Vsotgo |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wScmezQZ5NA |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-gB0HPhOME |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknpX0qniIM |
| SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1984847018024734762 |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zgN_ywU81Q |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 65th launch from SLC-40 this year
☑️ 3 days, 12:34:39 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 15th landing on LZ-2
☑️ 19 days, 3:11:59 turnaround for booster B1091
☑️ 534th Falcon family booster landing, 545th Falcon recovery attempt
☑️ 140th Falcon 9 launch this year, 558th overall
☑️ 145th SpaceX mission this year, 585th overall (excluding Starship hop tests)
☑️ 145th SpaceX launch this year, 594th overall (including Starship hop tests)
Mission info
Bandwagon-4
Bandwagon-4 is a dedicated rideshare mission by SpaceX. SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program provides small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits for ESPA class payloads for as low as $300,000 per mission, which includes up to 50kg of payload mass.
M-vac shutdown, nominal orbit insertion.
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, stage 1 boostback burn, and fairing separation. No views of the payload at the request of a customer.
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
Korea 425-4 separation confirmed.
https://bsky.app/profile/rykllan.bsky.social/post/3m4nzg7lnr22n
SES-2, SECO-2, and nominal orbit insertion.
There are a handful of cool payloads. I think the Vast test sat is the coolest. The Starcloud demo is… Whatever, good for them.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/11/01/live-coverage-commercial-space-station-demo-data-center-precursor-to-launch-on-spacex-bandwagon-mission/
Liftoff!
SES-3, SECO-3, and nominal orbit insertion.
Payload deployment schedule:
All payload separations confirmed.